Nintendo Download: 11th April 2013 (Europe)

As is always the case, Europe, we have the opportunity to start our week with news of the download goodies that we can expect on Thursday. In terms of new offerings we're limited to a couple of lower profile retail games and a DSiWare release, but Nintendo of Europe is offering a lot of discounts to celebrate the iDÉAME developer's conference taking place in Madrid this coming weekend. So, let's get to the details.

Wii U Retail Download

The Croods: Prehistoric Party (D3Publisher, €44.99 / £35.99) — While due to arrive in stores on 12th March, this 30 mini-game movie tie-in arrives a day earlier on the Wii U eShop. As a party game based on an animated movie we do feel a little caution, but who knows? Perhaps it'll be a rare gem in the genre.

3DS Retail Downloads

The Croods: Prehistoric Party (D3Publisher, €34.99 / £27.99) — We expect this to be largely the same as the Wii U version, albeit with scruffier graphics and a little less useful as a party game due to its absence from the living room TV. Still, if handheld movie spin-offs are your thing, it also arrives on the eShop one day ahead of stores.

Cats and Dogs 3D: Pets at Play (TREVA Entertainment, €29.99 / £24.99) — Originally arriving in stores one year after 3DS launch title Nintendogs + Cats, this is a sim that largely promises to do the same things as Nintendo's popular title.

DSiWare

Clash of Elementalists (Teyon, 500 Nintendo Points) — Teyon has been a well-known name on DSiWare, and returns with this fighting game that focuses on using special powers based on one of four elements. This includes four different modes (Training, Arcade, Free Battle and Versus) and Download Play for two players, while the developer promises "insane finishing moves". We'll get ready to rumble and bring you our review soon.

So, that's your lot for this week. Do any of the three new titles tempt you, or is it all about those discounts? Let us know your download plans in the poll and comments below.

What will you be downloading first this week? (182 votes)

The Croods: Prehistoric Party (Wii U retail download)

0%

Trine 2: Director's Cut (Wii U eShop discount)

8%

The Cave (Wii U eShop discount)

7%

Toki Tori 2 (Wii U eShop discount)

5%

Little Inferno (Wii U eShop discount)

3%

Mighty Switch Force: Hyper Drive Edition (Wii U eShop discount)

1%

Nano Assault Neo (Wii U eShop discount)

4%

Puddle (Wii U eShop discount)

0%

The Croods: Prehistoric Party (3DS retail download)

0%

Cats and Dogs 3D: Pets at Play (3DS retail download)

1%

Mutant Mudds (3DS eShop discount)

7%

Mighty Switch Force! (3DS eShop discount)

2%

Art of Balance TOUCH! (3DS eShop discount)

2%

Fun! Fun! Minigolf TOUCH! (3DS eShop discount)

2%

Gunman Clive (3DS eShop discount)

11%

Dress to Play: Cute Witches! (3DS eShop discount)

1%

Clash of Elementalists (DSiWare)

1%

Nothing for me this week

From the web

Welsh ex-pat Tom is responsible for the day-to-day running of the site. He's the guy to thank for the generally brilliant nature of the content which massages your eyeballs on a daily basis. Also has an unhealthy obsession with all things Bowser.

AWFUL WEEK. Only discounting existing eShop games which are a bit of a kick in the teeth for early adopter/buyers and eShopites who go out of their way to support the service. Still, I recommend vast majority of those eShop games up there and hope they sale loads more!

I'll be picking up a few. These are more like the prices games should be. Hope that more of the download versions of retail games also follow Ubisoft's lead. £50 for a download game is an insult to anyone's intelligence.

I'll pick up a couple of 3DS eShop games that have been discounted sometime before April 25th, just so I can have them. Won't get a chance to play them for a long while though, I'm just trying to get through my backlog & new games & deals keep popping up! Grrrr!

@Schprocket Mighty Switch Force: Hyper Drive Edition was classified on the 12th of Feburary by the Australian Classification Board here. Can't say the delay on Mighty Switch Force coming to the Wii U eShop is ACB's fault then, but I wonder what is causing the delay :S Hopefully it'll turn up with a discount this next update.

Just went to pocketgamer uk website to check for some screen shots on this game title: Cats and Dogs 3D: Pets at Play - 3DS It look's really fun. I hope we get it as download like Riding Stables - 3DS in NA e-shop I'll gladly download it.

Come on I've bought 90% of the 3DS eShop games, at release, at full price - just to see discounts left & right. My fault for paying full price, but still a bitter pill everytime I see a discount!! Also still no Cave Story 7 months after it being announced for EU...?! What's the hold up?!

I'm getting Little Inferno, Nano Assualt Neo and Puddle on Wii U (already have Trine and MSFHD, if you don't you should get them!), and on 3DS I'm getting Mutant Mudds and Cute Witches, as well as Gunman Clive for my brother (how did they make that game cheaper?!?)

I was going to hold out for Mutant Mudds Deluxe but I won't be able to resist that price!

I remember how pissed people were about the fact, that the Wii Shop didnt have discounts. Now they roll in big time and people are still mad...Sure, new games are always nice, but please, make up your mind.

Was almost going to complain and say bad week, nothing...but latest announcement is that BIT.TRIP Runner 2 is also launching on the EU Wii U E Shop (try saying that out loud, it's a mouthful) tomorrow so will get that